Astra vs Payment Plugins Braintree For WooCommerce
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| Feature | Astra v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Payment Plugins Braintree For WooCommerce v3.2.86 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 2,000+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | October 9, 2026 |
| Editions | Astra · Astra Pro ($) | Payment Plugins Braintree For WooCommerce |
| Pros | Header and footer builder with schema markup; Compatibility layers for WooCommerce, Elementor, LearnDash and Yoast SEO; Lightweight front end and RTL and translation support | Credit cards, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay and Venmo; Refunds, voids and saved payment methods; Subscription products without a separate subscriptions plugin |
| Cons | Astra Pro add-on and premium modules are sold separately; Free theme shows Pro upgrade notices in the admin; Optional usage tracking asks for consent first | Sends merchant details to the vendor unless the register option is turned off; Needs a Braintree merchant account; Large plugin with many gateways to configure |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Header and footer builder, Schema.org markup, WooCommerce compatibility layer, Elementor compatibility layer, LearnDash compatibility layer, Google Fonts in the typography options, Pro upgrade notices | Credit and debit card payments, PayPal checkout, Google Pay and Apple Pay, Refunds from the order screen, Void charges, Subscription products without WooCommerce Subscriptions, Fastlane checkout, Local payment methods such as iDEAL, SEPA and P24 |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Braintree, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay, Venmo |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Elementor, LearnDash, Yoast SEO | — |
| Other | Google Fonts | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 3.0.1 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Yes |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, api.ipify.org | 0x2vnavy35.execute-api.us-west-1.amazonaws.com, js.braintreegateway.com |